The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1887-02-19
WISCONSIN STATE NEWS.

The Grant County Insane Asylum
came near burning down on the 18th.
lt caught fire in the joists over one OF
the furnaces and was first discovered
| oy the light flames seen through the
shrlnkage spaces under a Dashboard
and flames coming out OF foul-air
register in bedroom. Supt. Show
alter was notified, and he and the at
tendants applied water with buckets.
The loss Is estimated at about $500.
| AT the recent meeting of the Wiscon-
SIN cranberry growers it was resolved
that new legislative enactments for
| the protection OF their interests should
be secured, the existing laws having
failed to give satisfaction.
THEfollowing curious advertisement
| appears in the German daily papers OF
| Milwaukee: "The undersigned recon-
mends himself to the esteemed public
as we'll qualified to deliver funeral ora.
tions.
! q. Il. SOUTHwORTH, a grocer at La
| Crosse, has assigned his business with
assets and liabilities about even at
$4,000.
| NICHOLAS BURGLTN was Jailed at
| Menomonie for a burglary at Meridian.
| 1t Is charged that he robbed Ole Mar
tinson of $500.
A HAY RIVER correspondent of the
Dunn County News writes that he
picked up ore at that point that
yielded about so per cent. OF iron.
AN elaborate memorial has been
sent to Congress il favor of the pro-
posed new public building at Milwau-
kee by The Chamber of Commerce of
that city.
A STRANGER was arrested and plaGsd
in jail at Lawrenceburg, Ind, for safe
keeping. He had appeared in the city
two days before and placed his family,
a wife and child, and his wife's father
and mother in two scantily furnished
| upper rooms. He then went on a
spree and in two days had scattered
about $500 and had in that time worn
fifteen different suits OF costly cloth
ing. He also displayed in saloon
5000 IN gold, and boasted that he
had more in hisrooms. He assaulted
| his mother-inlaw and was then ar
rested. His wife says his name is
Adolph Turien, that he is land and
emlgrant agent, and is addicted to
spreeing. Shesays they live at Milwau
kee, and that they came from 81.
Louis to Lawrenceburg
| THE farm residence OF James Will
Jams, in the eastern part OF Eau
Claire County, was burned on the 9th.
Loss 81, 500; insurance $500.
] no H.. Df L.
firm OF E. Friend & Bro, dealers in
hides, at 129 Michigan Street, Chi
cago, dropped dead from heart disease
on the streets at Milwaukee on the
| Sth.
An employe in Allen Cameron e
camps, up the Chippewa, named II.
Gunderson, of Eau Claire, was killed
Instantly by tree falling on him. He
leaves wife and several children.
THE New Piankirton Bank, of Mil
waukee, has been opened for business.
OLE c. EARLY, foreman in Sharp's
logging camp, on the Eau Claire River,
was struck on the skull by falling
limb and it is expected will die.
A POLISH wedding at Milwaukee on
the night of the 7th, wound up in a
free fight in which knives and beer
glasses were the principal weapons. a
number OF participants were badly
cut up but it is thought no deaths will
result.
THE loss by the recent fire at Gales
vile is now fixed at a little over $12,
600; insurance, $4,000.
THE zinc furnace at Mineral Point
has been put in operation, and will be
worked to its full capacity.
A BILL creating superior court for
Milwaukee County has been prepared,
and will be submitted to the Legisla-
| ture.